This is a book about narratives and their training potential. In its plot, there are intersections of true stories about the school in its various dimensions, told by teachers and included in the Inter-University Master on ”Research in teaching and learning of Experimental Sciences, Social Sciences and Mathematics”, which is conducted jointly by the University of Huelva, the University of Extremadura and the International University of Andalusia.
The stories were grouped in sections according to their predominant themes. In each of these sections, as well as in the final section about reflections on the narrative, each narrative is accompanied by comments of experts on education (of different nationalities and academic training) and of participants in the Inter-University Master on the content of the stories.
These free comments (personal reactions to the whole set of plots) point out mechanisms of approximation and identification with the described situations. In every comment, the author attributes a sense to the set of narratives analyzing and taking over its contents in a very particular way (through the filter of their own knowledge and experience), only taking from the stories those aspects s/he considers the most significant. In this way, it is proved the great potential of narratives as a source of inspiration and knowledge, encouraging readers to deeply reflect about their lives and their profession.
This book is intended for contexts of initial and permanent teacher training which addresses topics as diverse as the mission of the school in today's society, the social and psychological foundations of education, the curriculum and instruction, the initiation into professional practice, the knowledge and the professional development of teachers, or the educational and investigative potential of narratives.